Well TODAY is your special day. “Singles Day“, a 2009 ecommerce business idea of Jack Ma of the Alibaba Group; highlights a day to treat yourself…now it’s the largest on-line shopping day on the planet. We’re estimated to “treat ourselves” by spending over $38 BILLION today. (last year’s sales were up +27%) mostly due to the over 200 Million single adults in China. Over 45% of America’s adults are single. The US city with the most singles? (%) San Francisco, at 44.7%, NYC is #3, Philly #16 and McAllen Texas rounds out the top 100. Largest Singles city in China? Shanghai! Country? Sweden; over half of their adults are single. Enjoy your special day for a table for one, with drinks for two.
